Medal Identification Please

[RonR]

Would really appreciate any help to identify this medal.


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[haynau]

IMHO an order of malta merit medal

http://www.orderofmalta.org/the-orde...tensi/?lang=en

haynau

[byterock]

close but no cigar me thinks

It is the merit medal of the Italian branch of the St. Johns Ambulance.

[haynau]

close but no cigar me thinks

It is the merit medal of the Italian branch of the St. Johns Ambulance.

I doubt that.

I checked my literature and IMHO the medal shown is a

Silberne Verdienstmedaille (silver merit medal) of the Order of Malta.

It is NOT the international merit order of the order of malta that was founded in 1920 (as shown in my link above).

It is the silver merit medal of the order of malta austrian branch that was created in 1916 during WW1 and was given till 1918 mainly to austrians and germans.

You can also see that the ribbon fits to the silbernes ehrenzeichen of the order of malta (austrian branch), that was also issued from 1916 to 1918. Two kind of ribbons are known: black and black with red-white edge. One riibon stands for Kriegsverdienst (war merit) but i don't know which.

Pics: thx to claudio

any hallmarks?

haynau

[RonR]

haynau,

Many thanks for that information, and perhaps we can learn more.

For your information, I can find no hallmarks on the medal or the ring.

Again, certainly appreciate all of your efforts and the input from the other members.

Best regards,

[byterock]

I bow to the master.

I should have took a closer look at the ribbon.

[RonR]

Have now found a reference for this medal as haynau has so
graciously informed us, and the all black ribbon is for non combat service, while the ribbon with the red and white edge is for combattants.

Thanks again to all who contributed.

[haynau]

Have now found a reference for this medal as haynau has so
graciously informed us, and the all black ribbon is for non combat service, while the ribbon with the red and white edge is for combattants.

Thanks again to all who contributed.

SERVICE IS OUR SUCCESS

@byterock

Every dog has its day

haynau